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Helping law enforcement help victims in an emergency

On Dec. 1, 2013, Kari Rene Hunt was brutally murdered by her estranged husband in the bathroom of…

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2 candidates, 1 opening for GOP governor

Two Republican candidates for governor — Bud Pierce and Allen Alley — are facing off in the May…

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Unnecessary monument proposal ignores local voices

My family has lived and worked in Southeast Oregon since the 1800s. We are people of the land and…

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Another scary leak at Hanford

“It’s an example of a culture at Hanford of ‘We don’t have problems here. We’re doing just fine.’…

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Tell a teacher how much they mean to you

Have you told your child’s teacher how much you appreciate them? The week of May 2-6 is National…

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Congress should speak up against EPA boondoggle

The silence has been deafening. When the Environmental Protection Agency’s financial participation in a smear campaign against Washington…

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Rural white women face declining lifespans

Middle-aged white women in places like Eastern Oregon are dying long before they should — a reversal in…

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Liquor initiative has a dirty little secret

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That axiom is apt for the ballot initiative that would move…

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The long road to resiliency

Several dozen Wallowa County residents showed up March 29 for our local version of the latest public meetings…

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‘Ag gag’ laws are a mistake

Eastern Oregon is well endowed with farmers, ranchers and family foresters who their neighbors know to be among…

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